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[Wednesday-18:34pm-Soonyoung’s hotel room]
“your photographer quit?! And you’re getting a new one??”
Soonyoung instantly whipped his head to look at Junhui through the camera,clearly shook about what he just said…
Junhui just nodded…drinking his water as he looked away for second
“…I’m meeting him at a shoot today…”
pause…
“…don’t you have practice tomorrow…for the competition…?”
Soonyoung just nodded as just quietly ate his food…pausing for a bit…
“Yeah, practice from tomorrow to Saturday…”
Junhui just quietly chuckled…
“Do well okay…? Heard there’s some quite skilled contestants this time…”
Soonyoung just rolled his eyes and nodded even though he couldn’t help but appreciate Junhui making time in his busy schedule to leave China and go to Japan to see his performance…it wasn’t that much of a distance but it still meant a lot to him…
“Sure,sure… isn’t it time for your shoot now…?”
Junhui just nodded as he just waved goodbye to him through the screen
“Yep! See you later I’ll tell you about the new guy if there’s anything”
Junhui quietly chuckled at the end before eventually hanging up…leaving Soonyoung just to continue eating his food quietly…
While just doom-scrolling on his phone, he finally finished his food…cleaning the plate just looking out the window…seeing the view of Japan…He knew he probably should get some rest…The jet-lag was getting worse due to how much they traveled…And they had practice tomorrow so it was the best option…
Soonyoung just sighed before just going to his bed and flopping onto it…just probably going to sleep for quite sometime…
However just as he was about to fall asleep…His phone vibrated just telling him that he got a message…Soonyoung just huffed, really? He was just about to fall asleep…He just reached his hand out to get his phone,still laying on the bed…Almost falling as he did,instinctively holding himself up with his arm on the floor…Finally getting his phone as he just laid back comfortably in the bed
“…Seokmin called…?”
Soonyoung just clicked the notification, causing it to call Seokmin back just putting it in his ear,Just staring at the ceiling as he waited for him to answer…
“HEY! you didn’t fall asleep yet…!”
Soonyoung just rolled his eyes as he heard Seokmin just laugh on the other line…
“Was about to until you called…”
Soonyoung just quietly laughed,as he just silently looked at the ceiling…
“…You need anything…why’d you call me…?”
Seokmim paused for a second as if he forgot the whole reason he called him for before eventually remembering.
“…Oh yeah! I heard the uhh you know the popular guy who’s like the ace of the Mercedes team…”pause “I’m sure you know him but yeah He’s competing in the competition as well”
Soonyoung slightly tilted his head,quite very confused on who he was talking about…
“Is it bad that I don’t know what you’re talking about…?”
Soonyoung could practically see Seokmin rolling his eyes as he heard him huff…
“Jeon Wonwoo? The Mercedes driver?”
Soonyoung instantly recognised the name,opening his mouth to say something but felt something in his throat stopping him…
“…W-wait…I’ll be right back…”
Was the only words he was able to choke out before instantly hanging up,leaving Seokmin to be left worried…
Soonyoung just kept a mouth over his mouth,sitting up a little on the bed…He had no idea what was happening…Well he always did…
He coughed a little,feeling hibiscus petals fall into his hand that was covering his mouth…He was just confused, he thought it was over years ago when he started to give little to no care about ‘finding love’…
Why was it coming back to him…? Why did it happen when he recognised that guy’s name…? He barely even knew him personally…more and more questions and confused thoughts began to flood his head as he just kept his mouth covered just panicking inside…
Soonyoung just grabbed the bottle of water that was on the bedside table,looking around the hotel room,just panicked still covering his mouth…
Soonyoung made it to the small kitchen,eventually finding the medicine…taking a pill before swallowing it down with the water…feeling the flower start to shrink in his throat…Thank goodness his mother made him bring this despite his stubborn ass refusing to because he thought ‘it was over years ago’…
Soonyoung just held his throat,just leaning on the counter…Before just slowly walking back to the bed with slow but heavy breaths…just flopping back onto the bed seeing Seokmin just spamming his phone with worried texts…he was just able to type up a simple
HOSHII🐯🫶
im fine,just a stomach ache
He just kept his phone next to him,his eyes starting to feel heavy as he finally was able to fall asleep for a while…
[Thursday-7:34am]
Soonyoung finally started to stir awake, checking his phone to see what time it was…seeing it was around 7:30…mildly surprised at how long he managed to sleep just getting up slowly…just then he felt a sharp pain in his chest…he instantly held that area…trying to calm himself down…this disease was basically just telling him shut up and find love…he just sighed just getting off the bed…he had a lot of time to get ready and workout…but he shouldn’t just stay in bed for any longer…
After getting ready in the bathroom, Soonyoung was now just wearing simple clothes, he looked around the room,stroking his platinum hair back, sighing as he did…He just took his phone checking the time as he saw the message from his coach just about the schedule for the next few days…he just taking his zip up hoodie,putting it on as he went to the kitchen to get his food for breakfast…
Soonyoung began to quietly eat his food, just on his phone as he ate…just then he clicked on the list of contestants for the competition…just scrolling through the list, his eyes landing on the name ‘Jeon Wonwoo’ a couple of times…his eyebrows narrowed as his gaze lingered on the name…why did he have an attack when he recognised his name…? He was still so confused about the whole thing…
After he finished his food,Soonyoung placed his plate in the sink as he put his phone in his pocket…Staring at the plate,just thinking if he should clean it now or leave it for later…
Eventually, he decided on washing the plate now so he wouldn’t have to worry about it later…As Soonyoung cleaned the plate, the whole thing never left his mind…but he pushed it away for now as he grabbed his water,phone, room keys,his earphones and the medicine just in case something were to happen at the gym…
Soonyoung arrived at the hotel gym, just zipping up his hoodie pocket, before walking towards one of the work out equipment as he took of his zip-up hoodie, stroking his platinum hair back as he placed his stuff nearby,placing his earphones into his ears and taking his phone to play a playlist for the time he was going to work out for…
[Thursday-10:09am-the hotel gym]
Eventually,Soonyoung finished his workout, just keeping to himself…he got his stuff,just taking his hoodie in his hand,as he started to walk to the exit of the gym,just looking at his phone as he realised that Junhui texted him…
Just then he bumped into somebody…
Soonyoung instantly looked up,slightly bowing as he gave the guy an apologetic smile,whispering a quiet apology which somehow earned a quite indifferent response…which caused him to be confused for a second…but just shrugged it off,as he left the gym and started to head back towards his room…
[Thursday-10:16am-Soonyoung’s hotel room]
JUNNIE😼
HEY! Heard you had an attack,You alright?? :((
The text from Junhui said,Soonyoung just flopped onto the bed,Conflicted…He knew Junhui also had the same condition but he still wasn’t sure just staring at the text blankly…
HOSHII🐯🫶
Yh, im fine now ^^
But I thought it was gone so…
im just confused :(
Soonyoung was quite surprised when he saw his phone now light up,showing that Junhui was now calling him…He accepted the call just putting it to his ear…
“What do you mean you’re confused…? What’s up…?”
He just quietly chuckled at what Junhui immediately asked before the laughter died down causing Soonyoung to pause for a bit…
“…uh so Seokmin was telling me about the contestants yesterday right…? And he mentioned this guy and once I recognised his name i had the attack…?”
Pause
“…I’m honestly still very confused…”
Soonyoung sighed a little at the end,just hearing Junhui humming in response…He was comfortable enough to say it to Junhui because he knew he has to suffer in the same way as he did and it made it easier since Junhui was only 5 days older than him…so they’re naturally closer…
“…Honestly…I’m confused too.”
Junhui just awkwardly chuckled…he never heard or experienced anything like that before…
“Maybe ask a doctor about it…?”
Soonyoung just shrugged even if Junhui couldn’t see it, just huffing again…
“…hey…I’m fine now…it might just be a one time thing…”
Soonyoung just playfully chuckled despite knowing that even though how oblivious Junhui could be, he still wouldn’t believe him…so he just tried to change the topic…
“What’s with the new photographer…huh?”
“…Soonyoung…don’t try to change the subject to ‘the whole new photographer’ thingy…”
“…I may not know about that attack but we both know that you could’ve died from it…”
Soonyoung just stayed silent for a while…looking around the room…he knew damn well how right Junhui was about what he just said…but he didn’t want to worry about that now…
“…I have to go…I’ll be there to see you…take care of yourself…okay…?”
Soonyoung just hummed quietly in response before just hearing Junhui just hang up…just sighed as he laid on his back on the bed…the words that Junhui said just replayed in his head…He couldn’t imagine how his friends or even family would have reacted to him dying from an attack…
Soonyoung finally pushed the thoughts away as he felt his phone get another text from his coach telling him about the race track for the upcoming race…Just sighing tiredly as he did, glancing up at the time…Realising now that he had plenty of time since he could go to check out the race track…
[Thursday-2:13pm-The Suzuka circuit]
Soonyoung finally arrived at the track,just wearing a casual outfit…He greeted his coach and the other staff,including his teammate,Chan,a sweet kid,even if he was only a few years younger than him,Who was also amazingly skilled…Before now,Nothing really happened regarding the whole disease issue but he was able to finally know about Junhui’s whole new photographer…
Though…Junhui just said he was a kind, sweet guy, who was a year younger than them…Not much but at least he got something…
Soonyoung just waited as the team was making last minute check with the engineers,before getting into the practice session on the track…Chan just waited beside him just to watching what was happening as Soonyoung was just on his phone,glancing up at times to see when the team was finally ready to get going…
[Thursday-5:33pm-The Suzuka circuit]
The practice session went well, they received praises and little things that they should work on…Soonyoung was fine thankfully…he didn’t have any attacks or issues during the session,so maybe it was really just an one time thing…As he left the track, saying goodbye to the rest of the team, returning back to the Hotel with Chan just walking in front of him…
They’d usually talked their heads off as they went back…But maybe Chan could tell he wasn’t in the best mood and Soonyoung honestly found it sweet…Which made his mood quite better…
“you did great…”
Soonyoung walked a little faster to match Chan’s pace,patting his shoulder as he gave him a soft smile…He quietly chuckled as he saw Chan’s face lit up at his statement…
“Oh…Thanks hyung…!”
Soonyoung just kept his hand on his shoulder,patting it again…raising his eyebrow as he started to smirk a little…
“Heard you got closer with one of the engineers,huh…?”
“It was just a normal day to day chat…nothing more”
Soonyoung chuckled a little,still keeping his arm around him…
“…You sound like you’re disappointed that there was ‘nothing more’…”
Chan just rolled his eyes, just shrugging off Soonyoung’s arm off him, but he knew there was no actual rudeness in it…
“…If you guys do end up having more…”
Soonyoung just paused, forgetting what he was about to say, before just shrugging,chuckling as he did…
“…just do whatever…”
[Thursday-6:03pm-Soonyoung’s hotel room]
Soonyoung found himself scrolling on his phone, as he sat comfortably on the bed,finding himself staring at someone’s insta profile…
@everyone_woo
His eyes narrowed as he stared at the profile, his lips pouting a little…
“…So this is the guy…”
Soonyoung just scrolled through the guy’s posts, he seemed just like an ordinary guy who was skilled at racing…He couldn’t even lie,he was actually quite cool…
Taking his gaze now to the ceiling, Soonyoung now just laying on his back…why did he have the attack then!? Just then he remembered something…Looking back through the photos that Wonwoo posted…
“…Why do i feel like i saw him before…?”
Just then it hit him…
“Was he the guy who I bumped into!?!?”
Soonyoung immediately sat up, as he took in the information himself, starting to piece things together but not actually finishing the puzzle…
Soonyoung just laid back down,let out a defeated huff…Even so who did he think he was,just ignoring his apology just like that…
His eyes went back to the ceiling as he reached his arms up,as if to reach for something that wasn’t there…
“…Smiled so politely in photos but not when someone apologises to you?!”
Soonyoung just huffed again,he knew quite well that the issue wasn’t that bad, he just felt like he had a reason to just hate especially since Wonwoo might be the reason for his disease to come back and get attacked a few days before race day…
Soonyoung then just sat up, just stroking his hair back so it won’t be in his face, just going onto his phone again…
Just then he got a text from Junhui…
JUNNIE😼
The flight’s on Saturday
I’ll be there on time ^^
HOSHII🐯🫶
Okk
Also i think i found the guy
Idk if u know him tho
Soonyoung just sent Junhui the insta account,just waiting for jun’s response,still a little mad at their interaction earlier
JUNNIE😼
I think i heard of him
Whyd tell me this now???
HOSHII🐯🫶
Uhh,so i was at the gym
I think I bumped into him
JUNNIE😼
ok…?
HOSHII🐯🫶
and i said srry
like a normal person
This guy iust ignored me…
JUNNIE😼
im confused
Uhhh need more context
???
HOSHII🐯🫶
😐…
thats it
JUNNIE😼
oh
i thought something worse was going to happen
u just seemed so pissed earlier
HOSHII🐯🫶
smartass
now ur making think im being over dramatic
JUNNIE😼
maybe he was just not in a good mood?
HOSHII🐯🫶
I got the attack after i recognised his name…
JUNNIE😼
oh
lowk forgot the name recognition part heh 😅
the attack was more important so…
HOSHII🐯🫶
Isn’t the reason important too?!??
JUNNIE😼
…
True
Soonyoung finally put his phone away, playfully rolling his eyes as he did even if Junhui couldn’t see him doing it, just getting up from the bed going into one of the other areas in the hotel room…
[Friday-00:01am]
He didn’t even know why he suddenly woke up at midnight,Soonyoung just looked around the dark-lit room, but was still laying in his bed…
He then started to sit up a little, reaching his arm out to get some water that was on the bedside table, sipping a little of the water, before just holding it for a while,eventually putting it back on the table…
Soonyoung figured it would at least help him go back to sleep,he had to if he wanted to practice well in his next session…But as he tossed and turned, he eventually gave up a little before just staring up at the ceiling, sighing as he did…
He didn’t even know what made him not be able to fall back asleep.He wasn’t hungry,sick or even just so excited that he can’t sleep…He just felt fine,just like how he usually does…
Soonyoung then glanced over at his phone,before immediately looking away, covering his face with the covers…He knew damn well if he went on his phone, he wouldn’t be able to sleep to the point until the time where he had to wake up…
[Friday-7:05am]
Soonyoung immediately sat up, as he felt his eyes finally open, looking around and taking out his phone to see if he overslept on accident…
“…7am…thank goodness”
He sighed in relief, he may have usually woken up earlier than this but at least he didn’t oversleep and miss practice which might just make his team lose after winning for so long…
Though even if he still woke up in time, he had less time do the things he has to do in the morning before eventually heading to the track…
After a while, Soonyoung was finally ready for practice,now at the kitchen counter, just taking a bit of the medicine and washing it down with some water,Taking a deep breath…
He was never like this, but the only reason he is this time, is probably quite obvious, the disease…
He glanced over at his phone, seeing it light up with his usual messages from their coach just reassuring them about the session…
Soonyoung picked up his phone, just looking through his notifications before his eyes landed on insta post that Seokmin sent him,just with the caption’👀’
Once he clicked on the post, he almost instantly laughed a little, immediately going to send it to Chan…
HOSHII🐯🫶
I think they’re onto something
👀…
DINO🫶💞🦦
Huh
WAIT
STOP WHAT’S THIS
HEY HYUNG
ANSWER ME
DONT LEAVE ME ON READ
😭😭😭
Soonyoung laughed a little more as he saw Chan just start spamming his phone, glancing at the time seeing that it was now time for him to leave and head to the track…
He took his stuff with him just playfully ignoring Chan just continue to spam his phone, eventually going to put it on don’t disturb, just smiling knowing how fun it would be to tease him later…
[Friday-8:03am-the Suzuka circuit]
Soonyoung just sat in the green room, just waiting as someone of the staff was still arriving…
As he was scrolling on his phone,he looked up, now seeing Chan just looking at him,almost as if he was glaring…
Soonyoung looked away,trying to avoid just bursting out into laughter, just pretending as if he never saw the look that Chan was giving him, just getting up…
He walked towards the area,where he could get water, still trying to hold his laughter but it eventually died down as he just walking up to the water dispenser, taking a cup and filling it up with water…
As he quietly sipped the water, just scrolling through his phone, standing near the corner of the area before he noticed someone walking towards him…
Soonyoung just quietly looked up from his phone, his eyes narrowed a little as he realised who it was, just crushing the paper cup as he finished it, just putting it in the bin as he just walked pass the guy…
[Friday-8:12am-Wonwoo’s POV]
“What was his problem…?”
Wonwoo looked behind him,as he saw the guy walk past him, just filling up his cup of water,Just having a confused expression, he barely he knew the guy yet he seemed quite pissed at him…
He just drank his water quickly,his head just rotating through reasons on why the guy could be mad for…